For several years now, each Thanksgiving Day, dozens of volunteers from God’s Love We Deliver have used Carr Hall as a staging area to distribute hundreds of meals to sick and shut-in people. I had wondered if they would manage to continue this good work in our time of pandemic and economic anxiety, but, once again, the dozens of volunteers were here first thing in the morning, as organized and cheerful as ever –and now also meticulous about distancing and disinfecting. On a Thanksgiving Day that was so different, it was reassuring that at least this beautiful effort had not changed, especially since the need is undoubtedly greater than ever.
Each year I take a picture of the God’s Love We Deliver van while it’s parked outside of our church. I post the photo on social media as a way to celebrate this generous ministry. And, honestly, I just like this image because it’s a reminder that this is the work that we Christians are called to do: delivering God’s love, not only on Thanksgiving but all the time.
We are on the cusp of a new church year, about to begin the holy season of Advent. Over the next four Sundays, we will prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus in simplicity and also look ahead to the return of Christ in glory. This brief season of waiting is also an opportunity for us to begin again, knowing that the world’s problems won’t magically disappear with the turn of a calendar page. So, today, on the edge of a new year, when people are desperate for light and hope, I invite you to spend some time looking at, and reflecting on, the picture of that van parked outside our church.
In the year ahead, how might we deliver God’s love?
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